Social Movements
SOC 626 examines social movements, focusing on the role of social structure, authorities, participants, and leadership in their origins, mobilization, strategy, and potential for success.
Summary
Past student reviews · Anna Paretskaya
The course required three papers, and one student described the grading as harsh.
Grade history
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Prerequisites
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Prerequisite text tree
- Junior standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ANNA PARETSKAYA is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Anna Paretskaya
Past students found the class engaging, with the instructor making efforts to foster interesting and fruitful discussions.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.58 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.42 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.25 GPA, 58.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Anna Paretskaya
The course required three papers, and one student described the grading as harsh.
Past student reviews · Anna Paretskaya
One student found lectures hard to sit through due to a lack of technology and felt their opinions were often dismissed, reducing their desire to participate.
Topics
- Social structure, authorities, movement participants, and leadership
- Origins, mobilization, participation, strategy, tactics, and potential for success
Skills
- Analyzing the role of social structure, authorities, participants, and leadership in movement dynamics.
- Examining the origins, mobilization, participation, strategy, tactics, and potential for success of social movements.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2021— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Through Fall 2021
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
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